The Wilmingtonian., 1887-01-22
The Teachers Institute.

The Teachers Institute.
The child is father Of the mau-is a trite
saying but no more truly exemplihed in the
fact that in another score of years those who
now are in our public schools, engaged in
qualifying themselv for future life in the
word, will be those ho rule the State, they
will be the State itself. Whatever of inttlli.
get &C, whatever Of true american ma hu, d,
whatever Of CDristian uprightness and moral
rectitude, whatever of tho e qualities that
20 to define the Anl-siran ciIizensas au eyo.
luton of the doctrines contained In our
great Constitution, that show themselves
twenty years hence in the social, public,
commercial and educational conditions OF
Delaware, are being formed, and guided at
this moment by the public school teachers.
What resrect and wollhy conside alton
should always be conceded them!
In particular as delberative body, when
such an assemblage as that of the New Cas-
tie County Teachers, that met in institute
here last week. it is Significantly incumbent
upon our citizens all over the State, to give
special credence and consideration to any
measure they!as body suggest for the vel
fare and progl ess of the State.
We need not hesitate in. the matter, but
receive it as worthy fact thatswhat they say
is of definite advantage to the community.
Their suggestions, coming fri m gathering
or individuality made of elements directly
identical with the truest line of advancement
demand, at least, the m ost careful consider
alton.
II the Legislature at Dover..is more sexact-
ly concerned in the current needs of the
State so the teachers of Delaware represent
that body in whose hands the greater re-
sponsibiliUy lies of the Delaware of the fu-
ture.
Are the suggestions, the needs, and the
work ofths most responsible body of public
servants to continually ..receiveisuch small
modcum of consideration from the solons
at Dover, as comm n report afirms
In a certain most relevant sense the educa-
tonal body ofiDelaware, our public school
teachers and the d flerent Boards of Public
Education, State, County aud City, together
with the officers, representa- congeries in the
body polite Of not inferior importance to
that of the Legislature itself.
| But how are they treated The educa.
tional body of this State has not yet received
its rightful recognition in Delaware. We
lave most efficient class Of public school
instructors, in city and in county, from the
State and City Superntendents down to the
most obscure country school ma'am who re-
ceivcs her pittance of some IS or Sc per
week in exchange for the responsible and
aIduous duties of teaching. Our teachers in
Delaware are handicapped in their effrIts 10
improve themselves and their scholars to a
degree seen in no other State in the Union.
We challenge the citation of another in-
stance throughout the country, State or
Territory, where the parallel can te shown
of an Institute numbering three hundred in
trllgent aud high class teachers meeting in
the metropolis of the State when the State
authorities have made an appropriation OF
but 800 for that purpose
It is most disgraceful. We are positively
in the backwoods upon this point. Thou
sands and thousands of dollars are expended
annually in Delaware for purposes which
compared to the serious needs of Teachers
Institute and all that implies are as widely
irrelevant aud ill.chosen as any instance o.
eIpendiug of public monies could be. 49,.